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  • Here’s the day of the week and month you’re likely to download a new dating app

    Here’s the day of the week and month you’re likely to download a new dating app

    For many, downloading a hook up / dating app is the best and most successful way of finding love. We’ve pinpointed which day you’re most likely to download a new app to find love

    which was the horniest day in 2018
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    Thanks to our analytics we’ve managed to pinpoint the day of the week which we received the most traffic for guys looking to download new dating apps.

    Winter blues or Summer horn?

    Overall we found that people searched our dating app review page on Sunday afternoons, with searches peaking throughout the months of June and July.

    That said, 28th January 2018 was apparently the horniest or loneliest day of the year (depending on how you look at it) with scores of people looking for new dating apps to try out.

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    Most people landed on our gay dating app review page at 8 PM in the evening, followed by another influx at around 10 PM in the evening.

    Interestingly every Sunday THEGAYUK.com sees a surge for dating app reviews or news. Searches for our gay app review page peaked in the Summer (June) but the lowest search was the last weeks of 2018 in December.

    However, searches for a more traditional gay chat site, a non-app site, remained pretty constant throughout the year, with June and July being the peak months but with an usual increase in searches in October.

    Do people actually find love on apps?

    We recently asked our readers about whether they’ve ever found love on a dating app. Only 36 percent of those who answered the poll, had found love and were still together from meeting on an app, with another 10 percent saying they had found love, but it didn’t last.

    The majority found that apps were only really good for hookups or one night stands.

    Don’t forget you can sign up to our very own social network and start chatting with guys across the UK.

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  • Olly Murs just revealed something incredible about The Voice

    Olly Murs has hit out at claims that those impromptu performances by the judges you see on The Voice are all faked.

    Are the judges performances rehearsed on the Voice
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    Those impromptu performances by the judges on The Voice aren’t rehearsed according to Olly Murs, but are actually live, of-the-moment performances, which are all busked.

    Taking to social media Olly, who is the most successful solo act ever to come out of the X Factor, said that he hated it when fans of the show accused the seemingly effortless performances by the judges during the wait time in between contestant auditions were rehearsed.

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    The star made the claim after Jennifer Hudson performed a flawless, on-point, in the right key, version of “The Impossible Dream” backed by the show’s talented live band.

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    He wrote, that he hated when people constantly asked whether the performances were rehearsed before adding that Jennifer Hudson is constantly singing in her chair, “Nooooooo we don’t!” he wrote, “This is @IAMJHUD every time I see her in that chair, she’ll sing anything at any time & I have the pleasure to be front row to see it!”

    The Voice continues next Saturday from 8 PM.

  • 10 Valentine’s gift ideas for the boyfriend who has everything

    10 Valentine’s gift ideas for the boyfriend who has everything

    With Valentine’s around the corner we round up some of the best gift ideas for your S/O – or yourself – no one here is judging.

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    Crystal Rainbow Bracelets

    Black Rainbow Bracelet With Swarovski® Elements

    What about a splash of colour with these beautiful Pride bracelets made from Swarovski crystals?

    There are two divine options that are hand-assembled here in the UK by members of the LGBT+ community for ThePrideShop.co.uk. There is the full-colour rainbow bracelet or the simple and classic black crystal with the 6 colour rainbow. From £24.99 each and exclusive to ThePrideShop.co.uk

    The gift of knowledge

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    As they say, knowledge is power and a world of it could be yours for just £7.99 a month with an audible subscription. With your subscription, you can download one audiobook a month – and there are thousands of books to choose from all your favourite authors. If you both travel by car together you can even listen to the book together. The perfect gift to share and something to talk about.

    Flowers

    Flowers from FlowerBe can be sent to you via the post and arrive ready to be lovingly arranged by you and yours. The best bit is that FlowerBe curates the perfect flowers and you get to be the creative genius at home by creating a beautiful, long-lasting display. You can get a monthly, fortnightly subscriptions or just one-offs. Gifts available from £40.

    Plus you have the added bonus of raising your partner’s oxytocin levels also known as the “love hormone”.

    Undies

    Who doesn’t like getting sexy undies as a gift, not that they ever stay on that long! This G Sir Mesh Jockstrap is the perfect mix of comfort and sexy and comes in four colours and is just £7.29.

    iPhone

    Amazon is doing an incredible deal at the moment with 22% off the price of its iPhones including the iPhone 7, 8 and Xs. If you’ve got £569 to spare you could splash out on this sexy bit of kit for your partner.

    Bake a cake

    Fancy yourself as a master baker? This Pistachio & Pomegranate Chocolate Cake by Jordan Lohan will definitely take your skills to a new level. What’s even better is that it’s flourless and is rich in pomegranates, which are rich in vitamin C and antioxidants, not to mention fibre and anti-inflammatory properties. A healthy body is a sexy body.

    Numbing Lube

    Lube is always a good idea, whether you’re having anal sex or just a bit of frottage… but if you’re looking for something a little bit different why not try numbing lube. It can help prolong the top’s performance and help with any discomfort the bottom might be feeling. There are several options, but we recently tried the Eros Numbling Lube and that definitely did the trick.

    Golden Balls

    Want to give jewellery, but want something a little bit unusual? We’ve fallen in love with these custom made rose-gold “ballz” pieces from SAM HAM. You can choose from cufflinks, a pendant or even if you ever wanted balls around your neck a necklace. Each piece is handcrafted in the world-famous Hatton Square. Prices start at £145, with custom Ballz created on request for those wanting to personalise their gift.

    Theatre

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    What about a night out at the theatre? This year’s hottest ticket is Everybody’s Talking About Jamie and prices are now as low as £24 for the London production.

    Gay T-Shirts

    We’ve mentioned these t-shirts before, but what can we say – we LOVE them. This 8ball original design is created right here in the UK and this naked cowboy one is under £14.00 right now. Perfect!

    And a card?

    Do you need a Valentine’s card – TheGayShop has you covered! Check out the range of boyfriend cards right here

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  • Michelle Visage is recovering from surgery

    Michelle Visage is recovering from surgery

    Drag Race queen Michelle Visage is recovering from breast surgery after after complaining about “breast implant illness”.

    The Drag Race judge, Michelle Visage is in recovery after a successful operation to remove her breast implants. The star has long-complained about breast implant illness and has talked about toxins from the implants making her ill.

    Taking to social media the singer and presenter said that her fans were her angels and thanked them for their love and prayers during her hospitalisation.

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    The singer has talked previously on her podcast with RuPaul, about getting her implants removed after saying that she felt ill from toxins released by the implants.

    She reiterated this in an Instagram post where she said, “Now on to the heal. The toxins are gone. Breast implant illness is real. Don’t listen to anyone saying it isn’t”.

    Speaking about her boobs and why gay men seem to love them, the queen of camp told THEGAYUK, “Gay boys love my boobs.  I think it’s a mother thing, I think with gay men and breasts, their mother’s or their best friends’… “I think it’s a comfort (thing)!”

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  • Austin Armacost reveals what he wears when getting busy in the bedroom

    Austin Armacost reveals what he wears when getting busy in the bedroom

    Cheeky chappy, Austin Armacost has revealed what undies he wears when he’s planning to get naughty with his BF, Darren.

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    In a saucy Instagram post, Celebrity Big Brother star, Austin Armacost revealed that he wears nothing but a jockstrap when he wants to get a little bit “naughty” with his boyfriend, Darren, in the bedroom.

    The star, who has 104,000 fans on Instagram wore nothing but a grey Surge Jockstrap, which currently retails for £11.99 as he talked about the different types of underwear the brand creates.

    He told his audience, “when we want to get naughty, we stick on the jockstrap” before re-arranging his tackle in the tiny underwear. He also revealed that he sometimes wears the undies to the gym when he works out. Although according to experts jockstraps aren’t the best workout clothing.

    Austin recently saved the day when he stepped into the boots of Scotty T, who pulled out of an adult panto in Wrexham. Speaking to THEGAYUK, Austin said, “I got a call at 3 on Saturday from the producer and by 4 I was running lines at home. Sunday morning I was in rehearsals.”

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  • Prostate Cancer: Researchers are reinventing the PSA test using nanotechnology

    Prostate Cancer: Researchers are reinventing the PSA test using nanotechnology

    The current test for Prostate Cancer is known to be unreliable, so researchers are using nanotech to make detection “much more accurate”.

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    According to charity Prostate Cancer UK the current PSA test, a blood test that measures the amount of prostate-specific antigens in the blood, can be inaccurate, which is concerning when nearly 12,000 men (and trans women who have a prostate) a year die from prostate cancer.

    It can, according to the charity, give false readings and miss some cancer signs.

    But Professor Paula Mendes’ research has identified over 50 forms of PSA, all with the same protein but with different sugars attached to it.

    Importantly, different types of sugars are linked to different problems with the prostate, including cancer.

    “The current test for prostate cancer scans the body for all types of PSAs, but we now know that only four of these forms of PSA are linked to prostate cancer,” she explains.

    However nanoparticles can detect the right type of PSA.

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    According to Prostate Cancer UK, Mendes’ plan is to take advantage of this, and create a test where the type of PSA, rather than the amount, is detected. It uses tiny, coloured nanoparticles, which contain a ‘pocket’ that specifically binds the PSA sugars associated with prostate cancer, like a lock and key. The more such sugars it detects, the higher a man’s chance of having aggressive prostate cancer that needs urgent treatment.

    “At the end of two years, we want to demonstrate that our technology can detect high- or low-risk prostate cancer with high accuracy,” says Professor Mendes.

    She then hopes to run a larger clinical trial and ultimately make the test part of a future screening programme for prostate cancer.

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  • If sex isn’t your thing, here are 5 things that science says is better than a bonk

    If sex isn’t your thing, here are 5 things that science says is better than a bonk

    In a study conducted by Bloom & Wild chocolate, flowers and even booking a holiday were all found to be “better than sex” why? Because they all cause Oxytocin, the “love hormone” to be released into your system.

    The study was conducted by scientists at London Metropolitan University by measuring how the brain reacts to receiving certain gifts. The results found were really interesting.

    Oxytocin is naturally produced by the body and is found when people are in happy loving relationships and also from when they have sex. The hormone is very powerful and even has an anti-stress effect.

    Couples who are in the first 6 to 12 months of their relationship are said to have the highest doses of the hormone in their system, but it can be replicated by a few other activities.

    Researchers reported that subjects showed an average increase of 73pg/ml in the hormone oxytocin (in saliva) after receiving chocolate and 62pg/ml after receiving flowers, proving there are other ways to feel loved, according to Bloom and Wild.

    So what are the other five activities that produce a sexy level of Oxytocin?

    Chocolate

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    The study shows that even receiving chocolate creates a high increase in oxytocin the same rise in oxytocin comes from sex meaning that if your partner or even you buy a chocolatey treat it can give you the same feeling as a roll in the hay! (73pg/ml increase)

    Flowers

    Buying your partner or yourself flowers can also spark the same feeling as love, sex and relationships (our study revealed an increase of 62pg/ml in Oxytocin) and the best bit these are more likely to last longer.

    Food

    A study by Havas Worldwide revealed 57% of millennials think that food is better than sex the study backs this up by showing chocolate increases oxytocin. This means going for food with your friend won’t ruin your relationship.

    Shopping

    Retail therapy is even more apparent, the idea of shopping as entertainment or a hobby is a relatively new one — and a lot of the way in which we think about buying products as a pleasurable experience is rooted in the history of retail. This is rooted in the industrial revolution where shopping became more of an event and entertainment. The neurologist David Linden, in his 2011 book The Compass Of Pleasure, explains that the experience of shopping triggers dopamine circuitry in the brain’s mesolimbic pathway, which is a key part of how we experience entertainment and happiness.

    Booking a Holiday

    According to research, 16% of Brits think that booking a holiday is better than sex, meaning everyone who has booked a holiday in the January sales will get that same euphoric feeling as sex itself!

    A feeling of wellbeing increases oxytocin after receipt of any gift.

    Dr Una Fairbrother, Head of Biosciences at London Metropolitan University said, “Participants in the study were selected randomly and only their age, gender, and date of birth was recorded, in order to maintain anonymity in compliance with data protection and the Human Tissue Authority.

    “Interestingly, the results show that there was a significant increase in oxytocin after receipt of any gift. Furthermore, within this small cohort, the effect of the more desirable gifts, such as chocolate and flowers, was more pronounced, with chocolate being marginally on top.

    “Chocolate induces feelings of wellbeing, including an oxytocin response when eaten, thus anticipation is likely to provoke a similar response.”

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  • Andy Cohen has become a father and has shared an adorable photo of his son

    The TV star, Andy Cohen has become a father and shared an adorable photo of him and his son, whom he has named Ben.

    Taking to social media, the TV personality Andy Cohen said, “WOW! This is my son” and published a beautiful black and white picture of him alone with his son, whom he has named Benjamin Allen Cohen after his own grandfather, Ben Allen.

    Letting his fans know a little more about his son, Andy revealed that his son was a healthy 9 lbs and 2 ounces and 20 inches long!

    He wrote, “WOW! This is my son, Benjamin Allen Cohen. He is9 lbs 2 ounces !! 20 inches !! Born at 6:35 pm, PT. He is named after my grandfather Ben Allen. I’m in love. And speechless. And eternally grateful to an incredible surrogate. And I’m a dad. Wow”

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    Andy revealed that he was going to be having a child via surrogate back in December 2018, when he said, “Family means everything to me and having one of my own is something I’ve wanted in my heart for my entire life and while it has taken me longer than most to get there, I cannot wait for what I envision will be my most rewarding chapter yet”.

     

  • Bobby Norris opens up about vile homophobia and cyber bullying

    Bobby Norris opens up about vile homophobia and cyber bullying

    TOWIE Star reveals the extent of online trolling that happens to him.

    In a heartbreaking video, TOWIE star Bobby Norris reveals that he has been the subject of cruel cyberbullying including waking up to a vile homophobic slur and body shaming.

    Taking to Instagram, in a video, Bobby told his 792,000 fans that while normally he lets “trolls be trolls”, he had to speak out about the latest onslaught of cyber trolling, which included a horrific anti-gay slur.

    “Hello guys. I just wanted to do a quick message because I’ve seen a lot of stuff online and on social media written about me.

    “For example, [that] I’ve had a face lift done and had a chin reduction which is all news to me.

    “Quite bad anxiety and my confidence is often quite low”

    The star also revealed that he suffers from anxiety attacks and admitted that his confidence was “quite low”.

    He said, “Now, those of you who don’t know, I do suffer with quite bad anxiety and my confidence is often quite low. When you read what people say about you sometimes, there’s no wonder why people feel like that.

    He added: ‘Apparently I’m fat, I’m the Human Ken Doll. Nine times out of ten, I just bite my tongue and I’ll let trolls be trolls.’

    Today I’ve had to do this video because to wake up and see that I’ve been called a ‘vile f****t’ is completely disgusting.

    ‘It’s homophobic and I really think the person who wrote that should question their own life”.

    Many of his fans congratulated him for calling out the trolls and told him to only take heed of the positive message sent by his fans.

     

  • Take That’s Howard is open to pansexuality

    Take That’s Howard is open to pansexuality

    Pop star Howard Donald has revealed that he’s open to pansexuality.

    Take That’s Howard Donald has revealed that he’s into the idea of being pansexual to 49,400 fans on an Instagram post. According to The Mirror, the 50-year-old star, who has been married to a cis-gender woman for four years said, that he was inspired by fellow popstar Christine And The Queens, who also identifies as pansexual – saying, “Christine And The Queens, she’s a pansexual, I’ve read. Pansexual sounds good. Maybe I should be pansexual”.

    “And let’s face it, women look at other women sometimes and think, ‘Ooh yeah, she’s tasty, I fancy her’

    “I’ve looked at men before and thought, ‘Oh yeah, I fancy him, he’s a good-looking guy. I wish I looked like that’.

    “You can still be attracted to men and still be attracted to women . . . as well as women, sorry.”

    What is pansexuality?

    Recently THEGAYUK.com asked its readers to help define pansexuality. One reader, Alex, told us, that pansexuality meant, “Love without gender, connection without exclusion, and plenty of fish in the sea” while another, Eggy, wrote, “sexual attraction regardless of gender”. Sometimes the identity is known by its “hearts not parts” mentality.

    Howard then said that although he was happily married to his wife, he was “very open-minded” when it comes to pansexuality.

    Howard married his partner four years ago and together they have two children.

     

     

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  • Amazon slashes the price of the iPhone 7 Plus here’s how you can get one

    Amazon slashes the price of the iPhone 7 Plus here’s how you can get one

    If you’re a fan of Apple and are looking to upgrade your phone, now might be a great time as Amazon slashes the price of its iPhone 7 and Plus by over £200.

    buy an iphone for cheap,

    The popular phone, which is now selling for £559.00 was a game changer for Apple when it was first released a couple of years ago and is one their most popular phones to date.

    You can now get your hands on one from just £559 for the huge 128 GB version and what’s more, if you go for the smaller 32 GB version you could walk away with a brand new Apple iPhone 7 for just under £400.

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    The phone comes packed with features including a 4.7 inches Retina display, is water and dust resistant and has an incredible camera capable of capturing stunning 4K video and vivid, beautiful images and has a massive 128 GBs worth of storage and if you’re a Prime member you can get it delivered to your home tomorrow.

    It comes in five classic colours: black, matt black, gold, rose gold and silver.

    But Amazon hasn’t just slashed the prices of it’s iPhone 7, you can get your hands on the brand new iPhone X, the one with the now famous “notch” in its screen for just £779 – saving you an amazing £220 – a whopping 22% saving.

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